Serie A top scorer Edinson Cavani continued his impressive season Sunday with the opening goal in Napoli's 2-0 win over promoted Cesena.
The win pushed the Naples side within three points of leaders AC Milan, who only drew 1-1 away to Genoa for a fourth draw in the past six games.
Napoli snatched three precious points and moved on to 46 points from 24 games as Cavani bolstered his tally with his 18th goal off a feed from Christian Maggio.
Argentine Jose Sosa added a second goal in injury time, a few minutes after coming on.
Brazilian Pato scored for the Devils in Genoa on 29 minutes off an assist that Zlatan Ibrahimovic let slid under the legs of a defender.
The striker had two other chances blocked by defenders before the break, but the hosts went into the pause on 1-1 through a goal from Antonio Floro Flores.
A lucky rebound set up the forward into the box for a surefire shot past Christian Abbiati.
International play maker Antonio Cassano came on in the second half to step up pressure for Milan, but Genoa held out well, running a major risk when Portuguese custodian Eduardo deflected a header from Ibrahimovic.
Lazio drew 1-1 at home to Chievo and failed to profit from Milan's draw, remaining eight points from the top.
Goals abounded in Lecce, where Palermo fell behind 2-1, but rallied to win 4-2 as Argentine Javier Pastore, Uruguayan Abel Hernandez and Slovenian Josip Ilicic scored three goals in five minutes.
Parma and Fiorentina drew 1-1 and Brescia won 2-0 against bottom side Bari.
Champions Inter close the weekend in the evening with a classic tie against Roma. Inter lag eight points from the top with a game in hand. Roma lie two further points down.
Bologna beat 10-man guests Catania 1-0 earlier Sunday to steer clear of the lower reaches.
On Saturday, Juventus won 3-1 at Cagliari and Udinese beat Sampdoria 2-0.
The win pushed the Naples side within three points of leaders AC Milan, who only drew 1-1 away to Genoa for a fourth draw in the past six games.
Napoli snatched three precious points and moved on to 46 points from 24 games as Cavani bolstered his tally with his 18th goal off a feed from Christian Maggio.
Argentine Jose Sosa added a second goal in injury time, a few minutes after coming on.
Brazilian Pato scored for the Devils in Genoa on 29 minutes off an assist that Zlatan Ibrahimovic let slid under the legs of a defender.
The striker had two other chances blocked by defenders before the break, but the hosts went into the pause on 1-1 through a goal from Antonio Floro Flores.
A lucky rebound set up the forward into the box for a surefire shot past Christian Abbiati.
International play maker Antonio Cassano came on in the second half to step up pressure for Milan, but Genoa held out well, running a major risk when Portuguese custodian Eduardo deflected a header from Ibrahimovic.
Lazio drew 1-1 at home to Chievo and failed to profit from Milan's draw, remaining eight points from the top.
Goals abounded in Lecce, where Palermo fell behind 2-1, but rallied to win 4-2 as Argentine Javier Pastore, Uruguayan Abel Hernandez and Slovenian Josip Ilicic scored three goals in five minutes.
Parma and Fiorentina drew 1-1 and Brescia won 2-0 against bottom side Bari.
Champions Inter close the weekend in the evening with a classic tie against Roma. Inter lag eight points from the top with a game in hand. Roma lie two further points down.
Bologna beat 10-man guests Catania 1-0 earlier Sunday to steer clear of the lower reaches.
On Saturday, Juventus won 3-1 at Cagliari and Udinese beat Sampdoria 2-0.
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